You are what you secrete

Authors
Saltiel, AR
Citation
Ar. Saltiel, You are what you secrete, NAT MED, 7(8), 2001, pp. 887-888
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
NATURE MEDICINE
ISSN journal
10788956 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
887 - 888
Database
ISI
SICI code
1078-8956(200108)7:8<887:YAWYS>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Obesity and insulin resistance enjoy a complex relationship that gives rise to a range of metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and coagulation disorders. Teasing apart this relationship could yield new therapies to treat some of these conditions and two new reports point to t he adipocyte-secreted protein, adiponectin, as a new molecular target.